Docker 101

Docker 101: A Beginner's Guide to Containerization

Outline

Here is an outline for this course:

I. Introduction

  • What is Docker?
  • Why use Docker?
  • Brief history of Docker
  • Docker architecture

II. Docker basics

  • Installing Docker
  • Running Docker containers
  • Building Docker images
  • Docker registries

III. Dockerfile

  • Writing a Dockerfile
  • Best practices for writing Dockerfiles
  • Common Dockerfile instructions

IV. Docker networking

  • Docker network types
  • Creating a Docker network
  • Docker container communication

V. Docker storage

  • Docker volumes
  • Persistent storage with Docker
  • Backing up and restoring Docker volumes

VI. Docker Compose

  • What is Docker Compose?
  • Writing a Docker Compose file
  • Running Docker Compose

VII. Docker orchestration

  • Docker swarm
  • Kubernetes
  • Other Docker orchestration tools

VIII. Docker security

  • Docker security best practices
  • Docker content trust
  • Docker secrets management

IX. Docker for development

  • Docker development workflow
  • Debugging Docker containers
  • Using Docker for local development

X. Docker for production

  • Docker deployment strategies
  • Scaling Docker containers
  • Docker monitoring and logging

XI. Conclusion

  • Recap of key points
  • Next steps for learning Docker.

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